Holidaymakers should take into account a lot of traffic jams throughout Europe this weekend, the ANWB reports. The start of the summer holidays in many countries causes heavy traffic on European roads, especially on Saturday.
In the Netherlands it will be busy on Friday afternoon. The ANWB takes into account about 500 kilometers of traffic jams. There is a lot of delay, especially on the roads in the middle, east and south of the country. Due to work, the Afsluitdijk (A7) is also a major bottleneck. The dike will be closed in both directions from 22.00 p.m. Friday to 08.00 a.m. Saturday.
During the weekend, road users also have to take into account other delays due to work. For example, the A1 from the German border towards Hengelo will be closed all weekend between the border and Oldenzaal.
Redirects
The ANWB expects the largest crowds this summer on the roads abroad on the well-known holiday routes. Due to the pandemic, many Europeans go on holiday by car. Holiday traffic must take diversions into account in the east of Belgium and in Germany between Cologne and Koblenz. Many roads are still impassable after the flooding.
Just like last Saturday, heavy traffic is expected in France. Early on, there are traffic jams between Lyon and Orange on the A7. The route A10/A63 Paris-Tours-Bordeaux to Spain also fills up during the morning. Anyone driving via central France via Limoges and Toulouse (A20) or Clermont-Ferrand (A71) must also be patient on Saturday. Holidaymakers driving to the south of France should factor in three to four hours of extra travel time.
Germany
In Germany, there are a lot of traffic jams in the south on Saturday. On the A3 near Passau and on the A8 between Munich and Salzburg there is easily an hour delay, the ANWB expects. But also in the north, traffic comes to a standstill around Hamburg (A1/A7).
The biggest bottleneck in Switzerland is the A2 at the Saint Gotthard tunnel towards Chiasso in Italy. The ANWB expects traffic jams there all day on Saturday, with waiting times rising to more than two hours. In Austria it will be traffic jams on the A10/A11 Salzburg-Villach-Slovenia on Saturday. The Karawanken tunnel at the Slovenian border is the biggest bottleneck there. Busy roads en route to the northern Italian lakes and coast include the A4 Milan-Trieste, the A14 Bologna-Rimini and the A22 Brenner Pass-Verona.